The 61st Gijón International Film Festival (17-25 November) concluded with a win for De Facto [+leggi anche:
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In the Albar Competition, acclaimed auteurs from Europe and beyond took home the main prizes. The jury, made up of Marian Álvarez, Kieron Corless and Elena Martín Gimeno, awarded Best Film to Radu Jude’s Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World [+leggi anche:
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The FIPRESCI jury, consisting of Barbara Lorey, Shahla Nahid and Manu Yáñez, handed out the prizes in the Tierres en Trance Competition as follows: Best Feature Film to The Trail Left by Time [+leggi anche:
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The Youth Jury Award for Best Feature Film in the Retueyos Competition went to France’s Midwives [+leggi anche:
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Regarding the awards in the FICXPro programme, the industry events dedicated to film industry professionals, the main winners are As defensas by Lucía Estévez among the projects in development and both Estados generales by Mauricio Freyre and AUSPICIA* by María Royo among the projects in (post)production.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Retueyos Competition

Best Feature Film
De Facto [+leggi anche:
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AISGE Award – Best Female Actor
Eka Chavleishvili - Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry [+leggi anche:
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AISGE Award – Best Male Actor
Temiko Chinchinadze - Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

Distribution Award
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - Elene Naveriani

Albar Competition

Best Feature Film
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World [+leggi anche:
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Special Award
Last Summer [+leggi anche:
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Distribution Award
Eureka [+leggi anche:
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Tierres en Trance Competition

FIPRESCI Award – Best Feature Film
The Trail Left by Time [+leggi anche:
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FIPRESCI Award – Best Director
María Aparicio – Las cosas indefinidas (Argentina)

Short Film Competition

Principality of Asturias Award for Best Short Film
Blow! - Neus Ballús (Spain)
Special Mention
Gregoria - Celia Viada Caso (Spain)

Other awards

Audience Award
El amigo de todos - José Antonio Quirós (Spain)

Audience Award - Tierres en Trance Competition for Distribution
La prisión de mi padre - Iván Simonovis Pertíñez (Venezuela/Czech Republic)

Enfants Terribles Award for Best Feature Film
Katak: The Brave Beluga - Christine Dallaire-Dupont, Nicola Lemay (Canada)

Europa Film Festivals - Young Europe Award
El Cine, 5 [+leggi anche:
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Young Jury’s Award for Best Feature Film from the Retueyos Competition
Midwives [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Locals - Måns Nyman (Sweden)

Young Jury’s Award for Best Short Film from the Official Selection
2720 - Basil da Cunha (Portugal/Switzerland)

Best Spanish Feature Film
On the Go [+leggi anche:
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DAMA Award for Best Script of a Spanish Film
Ariadna Fortuny, Clàudia Garcia de Dios - A Bright Sun [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Samu Fuentes - Los últimos pastores [+leggi anche:
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AMAE Award for Best Editing of a Spanish Film
Rafael Cano – The Trail Left by Time

DCP Deluxe Award for Best Director of a Spanish Feature Film
María Gisèle Royo, Julia de Castro - On the Go

CIMA Award for Best Feature Film Directed by a Woman
María Aparicio – Las cosas indefinidas

RTPA Award for Best Asturian Feature Film
Los últimos pastores - Samu Fuentes
Special Mention
Il Mulín - Álex Galán (Spain)

RTPA Award for Asturian Short Film Competition (Asturies Curtiumetraxes)
Les Praeres - Iván Menéndez (Spain)
Special Mention
Los trazos que quedan de ti - Lía Lugilde (Spain)

Principality of Asturias New Filmmakers Award
Una lluz - Diego Flórez (Spain)

Short Film Distribution Award Laboral Cinemateca Cortos
Les Praeres - Iván Menéndez

Proyecto Corto Movistar Plus+ / Pecera Estudio 2023 Award
In Memoriam - Teresa Bellón, César F Calvillo (Solita Films, Spain)

FICX Pro Awards

Premios Semilleru Lab - Projects in Development

Semilleru Lab Asturias Paraíso Natural Film Commission Award
As defensas - Lucía Estévez

FICXLAB Residence
Dónde estés será mi hogar - Lionel Braverman

Taskovski Award
San dai shi guang - Jiajie Yu Yan

Premios Semilleru Lab - Projects in (Post)production

Semilleru Lab Award
Estados generales - Mauricio Freyre
AUSPICIA* - María Royo

OpenECAM Award
Leandro Flores - Mateo Kesselman

DCP Deluxe Semilleru Lab Award
Deuses de pedra - Iván Castiñeiras

Subtitulam Award
El exilio del viento - Andreu Corberá

MECAS Award
AUSPICIA* - María Royo